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TKI.KGKAIMIIC SUMMARY.
the Alliance rnen
of the Kink HAne of
lie rret-entatives dec
kled to nmeat some Re-
publicans and put Alliance men in their places.
Ou hearing tuia the ..Republican Senate deter
mined to adjourn fine die n. booh aa this was
done German forces in Zanzibar have been
defeated i by the native?. A Representative
of Berlin cabinet liakera is imprisoned for
notifying their employers of an intention to
Mtrike if wages were not increased. The
carpet factory of John and James Dobam 6f
Philadelphia was burned Friday night load
about $1 ,.7J0,000 wi lb 1,000,000 insurance in
400 companitH. eorge Bancroft, the his
torian, died in Waf-fcington City yesterday In
hia 91nt year. Another snow storm is rag
ing in Virginia. Several hunered negroes
have reached Atlanta, Oa., bearing cards pur
porting to give them transportation to Africa,
' for which they have paid some Bcamp one dol
lar a piece. -Therd is universal disapproved
over the defective j character of Professor
Koch's defective and evasive statement regard
ing the composition of his lymph. -The dis
cussion as to the value of the lymph proceeds
with renewed activity. -Professor Yerchow
has gotnewhat modified his unfavorable view
of its curative powers. One professor shows
six cases of pulmonary tuberculosis which are
plainly improving aod fifty-two cases taken at
the first stages that ire also improving. Dr.
Rosenthal of the Berlin Dermatology fiociete
upholds the supreme virtue of the lymph In
leprosy. -Several JJei lin doctors advocate the
use of the lymph in the treatment of leprosy.
r-Most of the stores and booths on the prin
cipal streets of New Tipperary, Ireland, are
cither closed permanently or in the hands of
the sheriffs, The cold on the continent bf
Kurope is again intense and has been accom
panied by heavy snow storms of extensive
area. In Berlin 10,000 men are employed jm
clearing the snow from the streets and 4,000
men are atwoik in' Vienna cleaning off
tramway hacks. :! -
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riSTOL-OKAI'lIS.
Ueed says the free coinage bill wl
bj crushed in the House. '
An immense steel plant is soon to be
erected at some point in Virginia.
Ingalla flapped the Jremnant of
bloody-6hlrt but no one cares a Cg
'it, Let the fanatic flap and rave.
the
for
The JImihVg j Washington corrcs
pondent says it is expected that Harri
son will veto the free coinage bill if jit
.5
passes the House
Mr. Gladstone objects to the retire
ment of Mr. McCarthy. He says it
will be a" eriou3 blow to the Irish cause
in the view of English Jiberals.
Tho latest from New York is that
Hill will po to tho! Senate, and Grant,
Mayor of Aew 1 ork City, will be GoV-
?rnor. He in .-aifl to be illiterate.
The Binghampton JO pablkan
a point: '
makes
"A fai-t man, like a fat
a iat nor.-e.
always trying to lower
his record.".
1
t4 4 - ) , t tU I
prospects or the .roico
the loiro Uili, out they
are prepared to resist its passage to tlQ '
last.
.-The .Augusta thromt-k a Hill prote
tion papi:r-in. Georgia, says;.
"Vance. Voorhees, Vest and Vilas-t-
This a straight flush of V's and ishari
to handled . .l-
The sensational f newspapers are now
devoting, .more -space to the recent
plugging .matQh i Louisiana than theyl
would glvo to. tho death of tho greatest
living 'preacher or, perhaps to -i the
greatest living statesman or poet.
. Stnco fhe went bome- -
Tbe loatr. long days bvo crept , aw ay lite
Tbc Puoligb,tfcaa teen dimmed whr doubt anl
lean'. ' ' ' ' l" I .-
And' tne1 dark nlshtp bave ramed In lonely
i . . siccc she went home.-
. Robert J.Bxtrdctle.i
1 It is bald : Geri; .' Robert
tmce offered $2M;000 and.
E. Iee was
a royalty io
write'a 8outhem history of the war.
I Vis .'to be deeply regretted through all
time, that he'did not prepare a history
of i his own splendid campaigns. He
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was the oul pf truth and he would
j j
have written what' purope would have
believed. j
iMcs..Ma"y S. Tierman,of Baltimorei
is doad oiged 56. Sho was born in Vir
ginia.' The Baltimore 'American saVs
of her: '
"Mrs. Tierman was
I
well known ?n
literary circles, i bhe was the author
of tho novels, Homoselle," "Susette1"
:Cnd "JackHorner," and also contri
buted short stories toSeribner's arid tl?e
Century magazines.
Referring tQ the Police count
&r
Wilmington and the result but 20,762
inhabitants the -Winston Sentinel say&:
' "The difference is disappointing, as
it was believed thej city had at leak
inhabitants.? J
Some people are wild guessers, es
pecially as to population. Before Por
ter made his count the Messenger
guessed 21,850. It is no doubt 21,000
and but for the exodus
reached our figures.
it would have
RAILWAY COMMISSION. I
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ALLIANCE CAUCUS PRUNING DOWN
THE COMMISSION BILL.
The Pnrker Puisomns: Case Still Causing:
Much KxclterMent The States of the
Oynter Onention Tlie FJsht for the Fob
Jic Frinting The Grippe Auiodk the LK
ilator) Th'e Cameron Kstate.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigti. K. C, Jan 17. f i
The caucus of the friends of the
railway commission jlast night was a
long one. Various changes were made
in the bill. It was fctated that if the
bill were made temperate it would ad
vance the interests of the railwas a9
well as the general I public. For one
thing, it will set at rest the agitation
for a commission which has been going
on for six years. There are likely to
be several amendments. The ones thus
far, requiring the expenses of the com
mission to be paid like those of other
State Departments, are. meritorious
and strengthen the bill. J
The poisoning case of Parker, in
Granville county, of which a long ac
count was given yesterday, is jet a
great subject of talk.! The young wo
man whoso rum, it is alleged, was ac
complished by ex-Sheriff Rogers, wis
not his own niece but the niece of his
wife. Rogers was born in New Light
township, Wake county. In all busi
ness relations he was a man of high
probity. - The gentleman, from the
township in which the opoisooing of
Parker occurred, and who yesterday
gave me the detailed account of the
terrible .affair, tells me to-day that
Rogers' business' character and good
judgment were so high that it seemed
incredible that he could have been
concerned in so , bungling a crime.
Parker's wife is from the Enfield sec
tion. ' Her conduct in the arl'air is re
garded by the Granville people as very
heartless. Rogers j has influential
friends who will sperM money for. him.
Parker 6 kinsioiK are determined peo
ple and are greatly stirred up by the
crime. They have engaged able coun
sel. ... t !
It is strange that section 3,37 of the
Code of North Carolfna had notbeen
found earlier in ull this-trouble and
dispute in regard' to oysters. It is very
plain and forbids persons who have not
for a year been residents of North Caro
lina from'takitig oysters in any way,
even with tongs. That law is so ex
plicit that it-would appear further leg
islation was unnecessary. -
Not much is said yublicly about it,
but there is a lively fight in progress
for the public prilling It is believed
the State Chronicle will get the printing,
though possibly at some reduction in
price. A committee is low looking inter
alt-these matters. It is a special com
mittee and its report will be interest
ing. The fight is made us to this re
duction, it appears.
Rev. Dr. H. .M. Tupper, president of
Shaw Universit3',coIore';d,tiis me there
are to' day' more students in attendance
there than ever before during, the quar
ter of a century of its existence.
One-fourth, of the members- of the
Legislature are by reason of sickness
unable to be in their seat-. It must be
the grippe which b;i5 Uttae'rful them.
From those who are ab!e to uitend to
'their legislative duties tbere is a con
stant chorus-of coughing all during the
day. The -amount of sickness, all due
.1 "V. '.
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for,-.- Ta-cre is not one serious CaS5,
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1 Despite the. fact that great quanti
ties of cotton are held m all! this sec
tion, for higher priced, tho receipts
continue liberal. There will be a lively
trade in the spring. Both cotton and
tobacco will then be freely marketed,
if the anticipated rise in prices comes.
The farmers are now in a position to
hold their crops. They are out of
debt and entirely easy financially.
Some of the solicitors do not like the
bill, fixing their salary at j 1,800, which
passed the Senate. It is said that some
of tlfem under'present laws make over
$3,000 a year. For this reason those
thus favored will antagonize the bill in
the House. "
Some time ago the commissioners of
Kobeson. county refused to issue li
censes for the sale of liquor. Now those
of Alamance county i have followed
their example. The liquor dealers
have secured a mandamus requiring
the commissioners in the latter case to
show cause why licenses should not be
issued. :
Attorney General Theodore F.David
son will be head man at the wedding
of i Grand Sire Charles M. Busbee. to
Miss Florence E. Cooper at Washing
ton City next Wednesday. Miss Helen
Fowle, daughter the Governor, will be
one of the brides maids. .
Rc. Rev, Leighton Coleman, bishop
of Delaware, arrived here to-day from
Uillsboro.
A member of tho family of the. late
Mr. Paul C. Cameron tells me the
value of the estate will closely approx-
im ate $1,250,000. Bank men here were
of tne opinion that $2,000,000 was near
the figures.
State Secretary L A. Coulter, of the
Y. M. C. A., says the growth of the
-Association is steady. While it ia do
ing nothlDg at Raleigh it is doing
much at Charlotte and Wilmington,
and there is activity at other points.
Here it has been dead for more than j a
year. ' !
Senator Lucas is chairman of the joint
committee on magistrates. This com
mittee will have to pass upon the mer
its etc., of some 1,400 magistrates who
are to be elected by the Legislature.
The labor is very great.
Mr. John C. Tipton of Greensboro,
has been here some days looking into
the matter of establishing another af
ternoon paper in Raleigh, i '
There was at one time some dispute
in' regard to the valuable water power
at Weldon. All this has been amiably
adjusted and the Great Fallcompany
has its charter. The stockholders in
this enterprise are prominent Northern
men and Virginians, i
. Bancroft dead.
The ttreat Historian Passes Away j Quietly
Ills Death Caused by no Disease, ! ut the
Effect of Hxtreuie Old Age. j
Washington, Jan. 17. George Ban
croft, the historian, died late this af
ternoon. His death was not due to any
disease but to the gradual failing of
age. He was born in October 1800.
Washington, Jan; 17 This com
munity was greatly chocked this even
ing by the news that George Bancroft,
the venerable historiain was dead. It
had been realized that he could hardly
survive much lonerer the increasing in
firmities incident to his extreme age,
but he has been in cheerful spirits and
apparently better health this year
since his return from Newport than for
several seasons past, so that his death
was sudden and unexpected to all save
a few intimate friends, who knew of
the attack of illness which carried him
olL His death occurred at 3:40 o'clock
this afternoon. ' The end was quiet and
peaceful and came after a period of un
conciousness lasting about twenty -foor
hours; "'..- j
He was in fine health and spirlts,bad
an excellent appetite and good faculty
for sleep until last week, when he
caught a slight cold,
lived carefully, but
He had always
generously and
had'said repeatedly within the last six
weeka, that he had never slept -better
nor had a better appetite. Notwith
standing hiB cold he continued to seek
out door 'exercise every dayj until
Thursday, when he took to his bed a,9 a
matter of precaution i His whole, ill
ness was less than three days. He
failed rapidly yesterday and became
unconscious in the afternoon, in which
state he remained until the end.
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Wlslon Notes.
Considerable uneasiness is felt here
at this time, in consequence of the
"exodus fever," which has recently
appeared among our colored popula
tion, and which it was hoped would not
again appear or crefate any anxiety in
future. The reports of those who have
returned from "the promised land" of
twelve months ago, arid who had seen
the 'elephant," it was believed, would
render any attempt to mislead J th6m
again, abortive. But the "promised
land" of the negro, s.eems no longer k
be, the Mississppi and Arkansas bot
toms, but the expected "milk and
honey" is now to flow from the turpen
tine fields of Georgia.j Nearly all the
emigrayon agents wnich nave ap
peared in this community are
that State, and they have been
'successful in inducing many to
from
quite
don their homes and families.
irrepressible "Peg Leg" Williams
has made his appearance again, but
his efforts so far have been crowned
with little succes . It was hoped that
the good crops made Hast' year in all
this section of country had brought
about a ieeling of contentment andjsatis
f action among the laboring population.
But the negro, ever since his emanci
pation, has seemed to! be restless and
disposed to change,) even when he
could have no reasonable hope of imf
proving his condition.1 I
"Business continues : good in Wilson,
and every vocation appears to have
felt the beneficial effects of the large
crops, good prices, and general !pros
perity with which we have I been
blessed. Fewer tales have been made
under mortgage, and better collec
tiens by the merchants have ji'been
maae, without litigation, than for
'many year?; Sd the legal fraternity
am try to senile. -
Considerable interest is felt here
about the propositions: before the Leg
islature, to create a railroad commis
sion, and the conservative, thinking
portions of our citizens," are inclined to
adbpt the views of the Messenger on
that subject. If is believed that the
Legislature ought to move cautiously
in this matter, and that there is much
wisdom 'in the old maxim "let well
enough : alone." Nothing should be
done to check the "spirit of enterprise,'
which is doing so much, for North Car
olina by developing and publishing to
the world her astonishing resources,
in which, good work her railroads are
most conspicuous. The benefit which
the Wilmington and "Weldon railroad
has been, and. is, to Eastern North Car
olina is incalculable, and its generous
offer to surrender to the State a part of
its chartered privileges, ought not to be
forgotten. Our own, and the many
flourishing towns alqhg its line, should
protest against any legislation' preju
dicial to its interest. '
A brilliant wedding is expected short
ly in Wilson, after which the happy
couple contemplate visiting Florida
and many of our Southern cities, which
seems so much more appropriate! than
the fashionable Northern bridal tour..
The bright flowers and genial climate
of our own Southern land, and the end
less gaiety and variety of means of en
joyment afforded by our Southern
cities ought to be sufficient to attract
our Southern brides and bridegroome.
The cold North with its frigid customs
and ways would seem to be uncon
genial to the warm, generous impulses
of the Southern heartJ Byron, I think,
has said: ' j
"The cold In clime, are cold in blood.
Their love, can scarce deserve then a me,
But ours is like that laya flood, I
Wnich burns m Etna's breast of flame.
A Carpet Pactiory Burned.
Philadelphia, Jan. 17. The, loss
in the fire at John and James Dobson's
carpet mills last night can only be ap
proximately giyen this morning, but
it is thought it will amount to about
$1,500,000. On this there is insurance
of $1,000,000 placed in 400 different
companies in this country and Eng
land. ;
Another Snow Storm.
Harrisondug, Va.i Jan. 17. tsnow
fell here last night and this evening.
A severe northeast snow storm has set
in. i The' roads are still blockaded in
many parts of the country from the
snow storm of the 16th and 17th of De
cember. I
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
A BILL FOR RECHARTERING THE PE
. TERSBURG RAILROAD..',
The Bill go -Amended ato Make all the
Property of the lload Liable to Taxation
Bill to Incorporate the New River Oys
ter Company-Bill Introduced and
PaMed Upon.
SENATE.
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 17. Special
The; Senate was called to order by
Lieutenant-Governor Holt and opened
with prayer by Rev, Dr. L; L. Nnsh, of
the city.
Bills andResolutions were introduced
as follows: Mr.Bellamy.To incorporate J
7r m u'cr vysier company; wr.
Wilcox, To amend the charter of the
town of Jonesboro; Mr. Ardrey, To in
corporate the Georgetown and Char
lotte Vailroad; Mr. Aycock, To amend
section 616; of the Code; Mr. Twitty,
Ttf authorize Polk county to levy spe
cial tax; Mr. Bellamy, (resolution) instructing-the
Secretary of State to for-waj-d.certain
laws to Judges and solici
tors." . r ': ' ' ' ' - "
' The following bills passed third read
ingi To charter the town ofWilkaboro;
To simplify thi statute of limitations; To
abolish the December, term of Davidson
county Superior courL .- .-
A resolutipn ia regard to printing'
the Governor's meesage, was .adopted..
A'bilJ to allow a person to change
hid or her-liime under art. 2, eecv 11, of
the constitution, passed third reading
as did the following: To repeal chap.
403, laws of 1887, making valid : certain
acts of - the 'county commissioners, of
Cumberland county ; To amend chap.
90, laws 1889, by striking out Jones
county; To regulate the sale of corn in
certain counties; A resolution to ap
point a special committee to investi
gate the letting of convict!, labor,
adopted.
The following was announced ras tho
Senate branch of the committee on
Railway Commission: Butler,1 chair
man; Lucas, Griggsby, Bell and Wal
ser. J
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
" T6-days work was prefaced by prayer
by Rey. Mr. Hall, of Raleigh, A num
ber of members were absent, the grippe
having disabled most of them.
A resolution was offered by the com
mittee to pay C. M. Busbee $800 for ser
vices asattorney for the Stat in the
investigation of railway taxation. -
Among the resolutions introduced
were the following: Mr. Henry, To
designate the price to be paid for the
public printing at 85 per cent of the
present price; Mr. Stancill, To provide
for printing biennially the reports of
the State Board of Health.
The following were the principal bills
intvKluced. Mr. Holman, For the re
lief of sheriffs, tax collectors and their
representatives; Mr. Heilman, To in
corporate Mt. Amena Female Semina
ry, Cabarrus county; Mr. Reed, To
amend the charter of Asheville and the
charter of Ramoth, Buncombe county;
Mr. Earnhardt. To amend the-charter
of Salisbury; Mr. Cole, To regulate the
shipment of timber out of the State and
to add another cause .for divorce; Mr.
McGill, To amend the law regarding
the killing of stock by railways; Mr
Taylor, To authorize a special tax levy
in Graham county; Mr. Alston, To re
duce the rate of interest to 6 per cent
The following bills passed third
reading; Authorizing Macon county to
levy a special tax; Incorporating tne
regents of the Presbyterian Orphans'
Home at Charlotte: Incorporating the
Roxboro Land and oan company and
to give it banking privileges with $30,
000 capital, but not allowing it to col
lect interest in advance; To compen
sate judges and canvassers of election
at a rate not to exceed $1 per diem; To
incorporate Bethel academy in Meek
burg county; To exempt Swain county
from the provision of the law in regard
to the height of a lawful fencei
There was some discussion of a bill
to change from August to February
the meeting of the supervisors of pub
lic roads. It came up with a favorable
report from the Judiciary conbmittee.
A motion was made for a reference to
the cam raittee on Roads. i
Mr. Peebles contended that the time
for the inspection of roads was not in
the autumn but in the spring, and said
this was the reason for, the favorable
report. He had no objection to a re
ference. The bill was referred by a
vote of 39 to 30. ,
The bill to recharted the Petersburg
Railway company and to extend its
charter wa3 taken up. (It was chart
ered in 1 830.) Mr. : Peebles t said the
charter was about to expire and that
in the new one there Is a provision
that the road shall pay taxes ad vilorurn
on all its property.
An amendment was incorporated
that all its. stock lands, roadbed, etc..
shall be liable to taxation. . The bill
was again placed on thecalendar.
The resolution raising a joint com
mitee for the selection of trustees of
the University was adopted. .
A bill granting to four townships in
the county oi Person all the taxes on
the Lynchburg and: Durham railway
collected in that county was passed.
These townships subscribed $36,000 to
the capital stock of the road.
A motion was made to reconsider
the bill: incorporating the Roxboro
bank. It prevailed and a debate fol
lowed in which it was alleged by Mr.
Henry that the plan of charging inter
est in advance was extortionate? it a
man went to a bank with his note for
$100 the bank would give him $88 and
retain $12. This he considered usury
He did not oppose the Collection of in
terest in advance at a 6 per cent rate.
! Mr. Peebles opposed any such re
striction on the banks.
The amendment forbidding the col
lection of interest in advance was then
voted down, and the bill, thus altered.
passed.
and Montgomery county passed.
At 1 o'clock the House adjourned.
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Disapproval of l'rofes or Koch's State
ment-Kenewed Faith in the Virtue of the
Lymph.
Berlin Jan. 17.-(Copyrip.ht 1 i
Professor Koch will return tn.fforiin
in March, after he make's a tour of 1
Italy and I Egypt. Upon his return the
Koch Institute will be formal lv
Tb ere is distinct disappointment of the
defecting) character of his statement
regarding the composition of his
lymph, especially the studied reticence
concerning some parts of the process of
,...: t? ' ,
jjiuuutuuu. jAperis in analysis say
that his declaration that the remedy
is a glycerine extract reveals nothing,
wuiie me aescnption or theflymph
which follows seems perfectlvevasive
and obscure. ?
The discussion proceeds with re
newed activity as to the value' of tha
discovery The weight of German,
Austrian and English medical opinion
supports the belief in the healing vlr
tures of the lymph. Profea?nr Vir.
chow is understood to have modified
his unfavorable view. Professor Fr.
en kel has exhibited before tho Berlin
Medical society six cases of Dulmonarv
tuberculosis and lupus.all of which
distinctly progressing towards a cure.
Me aiso jreports cases of fifty-three
patients taken at the first stages of the
diseases, most of whom are recover
ing. - 1 : ' '
Professor Sonneburg reports favor
ably on cases of several patients in the
Moabit hospital Who were suffering
ur. Kesenthal, of the Berlin Der
matology Sociate, upholds tbe supreme
value of the lymph in case of lupus.
The debate in this society elicited
opinions from several doctors who favor
the lympn in leprosy. Doctors in Ber
lin report Its successful effect in scrof
ula and disease of the eye.
Advice from Vienna state that pby.
sicians there praise Professor Koch's
genius as obvious. They are surprised
at the simplicity of the discovery.
The French doctors who are hostile
to the remedy, lay stress on Dr.
Vickow's suggestion that the injection
fluid is apt to spread tubercles.
Dr. Peters reports that in twenty-one
post mortem examinations he found
that the lymph instead of being bene
ficial hadj led to an extensive increase
of tuberculos deposit.
Evidences from every quarter, when
compared, demonstrate that, though
the remedy has failed in many case?,
it has an undoubted effective amelio
rating, effect in early phthisis, tubercle
of larynxjand lupus.
Leading Russian doctors have ex
perimented with lymph in leprosy and
report characteristic reaction. The
widespread prevalence of leprosy in
the Baltic province has obliged the
Riga Municipal council to vote a sum
to establish an asylum ajnd hospital,
which will be opened in August when
the Koch remedy will have an ample
trial.
Snow bass again fallen in ?East Prus
sia, Soulil Germany and Austrio-Hun-gary.
The severity of the frost and
the wideriess of the area affected are
greater than ever before chronicled.
Railroad traffic is greatly delayed.
Over 10,000 men are employed in clear
ing the streets of Berlin. The tram
way companies iruVienna employ 4,000
men to clear their tracks.
At Hainburg the cold has become
more intense and the river is full of
drift ice, which is greatly increasing
the difficulty of navigation. Bremer
haven is in a fair way. There is much
drift ice ihere but it presents no ob-
Uacle to navigation.
LONDON, Jan. 17, Dispatches re
ceived from Zanzibar state that the
German forces recently attacked
Machembas, a stronghold situated in a
dense jungle which seriously hindered
the moyement of troops. The result
was the German forces were repulsed
and forced to retreat. Emin Pasha is
said to be! engaged in hostilities with
the Arabs south ol Lake Victoria.
Berlin, Jan.17. Thecabinet maker
recently sent as a delegate from a num
ber of fellow workmen to warn their
employers that they would go out on
strike unless their wages were not in
creased, was promptly arrested at the
instance of one of tbe employers called
upon.' Eventually the man was tried
on tne cnarge oi trying to extort
money by threats, and to-day he was
sentenced to imprisonment for six
monthe. L
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Trouble Upon the Oyster Grounds. ' '
The New Bern Journal brfngs us the
following particulars: News has been
received that serious trouble is Immi
nent among the resident and pirate
oystermen in the sounds of Eastern
North Carolina. Full particulars have
not yet been received but an engage
ment has taken place and one person
reported killed. The r oyster grounds
are said to be dotted with Virginia and
Maryland boats armed with Winches
ter ; rifles and 6tnall cannon and ;in de
fiance of our laws are tresspassing upon
the native 'oystermen, and dredging
wherever they choose and ruining the
beds.
Numerous petitions are being for
warded tb the Governor asking that
vigorous steps be taken to protect the
people arid prevent the total destruc
tion of the oyster grounds which have
been for years the. only support of a
large number of poor people living on
the coast. In response to the 6udden
clash the Pasquotank Rifles S and the
"Washington Light Infantry have been
ordered to hold themselves In readiness
for active service, and at Elizabeth
City the jsteamer Vesper of the E. C. D.
line has been chartered and held at the
wharf foi further developments.
Important legislation on the ques
tion will jcome up at Raleigh to day
and will result, no doubt, In the ap
pointment ol an oyster navy to show
these interlopers that such depreda
tions and j bulldozing cannot be imposed
upon North Carolinians.
"Hayseed" Governors wlll grow In
numbers.
Such ia the outlook now.
CONGRESS.
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THE SENATE IN SESSION FOR THtRTY
HOURS CONSECUTIVELY.
Senator Hoar's Uiiurr0ful Atttixpt t
Force a Vote on the Foree Kill tie Flual
ly Movei an AIJonrniurt-Krntr
Faulkner HoUle the Floor for Twelve
If ours Deiitociatft lloldlcg (Iroond.
Washington, Jan. 17. Senate J
Senator Faulkner, who was addrcHMui;
Senate at midnight, continued speak
ing till 1:20 this, morning, whn the
absence of a quorum was again brought
to the attention of the Chair, and the
call of the roll showed only thirty-six
senators present, nve oi wnom were
Democrats. " t
A motion was made by Senator Hoar,
to compel the attendance of the ab
sentees but Senator Harris made the
Solnt of order that the first motion un
er the rules was to .direct the Ser
geantttArms to request the attend
ance Of tDe absent Senators. The pre- 1
siding officer sustained the point of
order and Senator Hoar changed his
motion accordingly. The motion was
agreed to and, a list of tbe absentee
was furnished to the Sergeantat-Arma.
During the time the messengers were
calling at the hotels and residences c4 .
absentees all- business was &uDedeJ.
At 4:20 forty-even Senators anwer4
the roll call and Senator Faulkner con-
tinued his speech. - .".
Senator' Gorman at 4:30 o'clock
moved adjournment. The vote stood
yeas, ob; pajst no. quorum, tne
roll was again called and only thirty-
eight answered to their names. Tbe
appearance of Senator George at 5.45
o clock Completed a quorum and Sen
a tor Faulkner made another start oa
his speech."
At 6 o'clock Senator Gorman made .
another effort to close tbe day's eesaioa :
and spoke of. the futile efforts , ever
since midnight to get a- quorum. He
moved to dispense with all further pro
ceedings under the call so as not to dis
turb Senators who were indisposed atitl
to give to Senators present and the
officers of the Senate a ehaixe to go
home and get their break lasts K) aB te
get back at 10 o'clock.
Senator Edmunds demanded the
yeas and navs, the result being yeas,
31; nays, 23."
At 7:30 o'clock when there were only
five Democrats and one Republican o
the floor Senator Daniel moved an ad
journment but the move did not sue:
ceed. for Senator Cusey ruhed for and
obtained allies from the cloak rooms.
After that there was another dead lull
until 9:30 O'cIock when a quorum haf
ing appeared fcenaior rauinner pro
ceeded wifti his remark s.
At 10:(V o'clock SenatorJJarria rose
to a parliamentary inquiry. He do
sired td know whether the journal
would show there w&s a legislative day
of January 17th and if vo wlien that day
began. The standing order wjts that
the Senate should meet at 10 o'clock.
It was now past that hour and he aked
the question in order to maWc clerks
to keep the journal properly. He said
the question he propounded to the
Chair was when the Senate would have '
a legislative dav of the 17th V
Tho presiding ofiieer The Chair is
of opinion that there never will be such
a legislative day :i.the 17th.
Senator Faulkner then resumed tho
floor but concluded at 10:30 o'clock,
having held the .'loor for ajinost twelve
hours. ' :.
Senator Daniel then took the floor.
Sometime after he began to ppcak he
yielded to -Senator Stewart, who gave
notice of a motion to recommit the bill
with instructions to the committee on
Privileges and Elections to se amend it
as to provide for . the election of mem
bers of Congress on days when no elec
tion is held in the separate States and
to provide for separate and independ
ent registration of such electoisas are
aualitied to vote for members of Con
gress.
Senator Daniel closed his speech at
1:30 o'clock, having occupied three
hours.
Senator -Vest then took the floor and
demanded a yea and hay vote on Sena
tor Faulkner's amendment whieh elim
inates from the bill . such features as
confer judicial functions upon can vary
ing boards. After some discussion the
amendment was laid over for the pres
ent. .''-
The question recurring on Senator
Vest's amen dment.Senator Hoar moved
to table it; agreed to yeas, 32; nay, 2-. .
On motion of Senator Faulkner & .
amendment waff adopted striking out
the clause giving the chief supervisor
of elections power to transfer., any
supervisor from service in one part"bf
a Congressional district to another part
of the same district. ' -'
Senator Vest offered an amendment
to strike out the . clause permitting
persons claiming to be citiaens of the
United States to sign applications for
supervisor of elections.' ,
' Senator'Hoar moved to table Senator
Vest's amendmend; agreed to yeas,
33: nays, 25.
Senator Reagan offered an amend
ment to come in at the end of sectioa
2 a proviso that tbe chief supervisor
shall keep the petitions and lists of
names appended to them open for In
spection and examination by citizens
at all reasonable hours.
Senator Hoar moved that the amentr
ment be laid on the- table, saying that
in many parts of the country kwh a
thing might not be safe. ,
Senator Voorhees Is it tho. inten
tion of the bill to keep secret and hid-,
den away those responsible for putting
this machinery in operation?
Hoar The matter muBt be under the
control of the court.
The vote was taken and the result
being a tie yeas, 30; nays, 50; the
Vice-President voted aye and Senator
Reagan's amendment was laid on the
table. ' j . ' '
Senator Vance moved to add to see-
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